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• the present application relates in general to metal coatings, and in particular to an apparatus and methods for using coatings for metal applications.
• an article comprises a cured polymeric film having a first reaction product of a cationic photoinitiator and a compound suitable for cationic polymerization.
• the article has a second reaction product of a free-radical photoinitiator and a compound suitable for free-radical polymerization;
• the article has a metal substrate, wherein the cured polymeric film coats the metal substrate.
• FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary system for applying a coating to coiled metal, according to one embodiment.
• FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary system for applying a coating to a metal sheet, according to one embodiment.
• FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate exemplary systems for applying inks to a metal sheet, according to various embodiments.
• FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary coating layer build thin film UV curable coating, according to one embodiment.
• an article comprises a cured polymeric film having a first reaction product of a cationic photoinitiator and a compound suitable for cationic polymerization.
• the article has a second reaction product of a free-radical photoinitiator and a compound suitable for free-radical polymerization;
• the article has a metal substrate, wherein the cured polymeric film coats the metal substrate.
• the present apparatus and methods provide a radiation curable coating composition consisting of both radical and cationic components having good elongation, good adhesion, a tack level low enough to avoid particulate pickup as well as blocking, good marring resistance, and a glass transition temperature of greater than 40°C.
• the present embodiments include applying a functional or functional and decorative coating, or coating/ink combination to metal (e.g., a metal sheet, a metal coil) for deep drawing applications using coating and ink material that contain little to no volatile organic compounds (VOC's).
• metal e.g., a metal sheet, a metal coil
• VOC's volatile organic compounds
• the present system and method includes applying a coating, or coating/ink combination to both sides of aluminum sheet metal used for the manufacture of a deep-draw screw-caps for beverage packaging applications.
• the coatings or coating and ink combinations can be applied to any type of metal.
• the present coating protects metal substrates during the drawing process and could be optionally further decorated after the drawing process.
• One embodiment includes an interpenetrating network or semi interpenetrating network of a flexible cycloaliphatic epoxy and a vinyl ether crosslinked with UV radiation.
• the composition contains either one or both radical and cationic photoinitiators.
• the composition contains a polymeric polydimethylsiloxane surface additive.
• the composition contains a wax as a slip, antiblocking, or anti marring agent.
• the composition contains silica as a rheology additive, antiblocking agent, or the like.
• the composition contains a monofunctional monomer, to reduce the viscosity, increase adhesion, or adjust the glass transition temperature and/or crosslink density of the coating.
• the composition contains a thermoplastic co binder as an adhesion promoter or enhancer of coating hardness.
• FIG. 1 depicts an anilox roller that can be used to apply a coating described herein, e.g., a UV-cured composition described herein, with a film thickness derived from an anilox volume between 2-12 bcm.
• FIG. 1 shows a device used for application of the present coating, a flexographic coater, according to one embodiment.
• anilox is a method used to provide a measured amount of ink to a flexo printing plate.
• An anilox roll is a hard cylinder, usually constructed of a steel or aluminum core which is coated by an industrial ceramic whose surface contains millions of very fine dimples, known as cells.
• the flexographic coater allows for precise film volume, and thereby a thickness, to be applied with the use of an anilox roller 12.
• the anilox roller 12 has precision cells laser engraved into the ceramic, with the cell density and volume determining the amount of liquid to be transferred.
• the doctor blade 10 above the anilox roller 12 plays a number of roles including maintaining the coating in the reservoir as well as scraping away excess liquid so that only a metered quantity is applied with each rotation of the roll.
• the printing plate 14 is utilized on the printing cylinder 15 when designs or spot varnishes need to be applied, with only the raised segments of the plate maintaining contact with the anilox roll 12 and allowing for liquid transfer from the anilox to the plate.
• the substrate 17 is pushed into direct contact with the printing plate 14 by a pressure roller 19 on the substrate’s backside.
• the force of the pressure roller 19 must be maintained at a level appropriate for the type of substrate, roller durometer, etc. as incorrect roller pressure can cause printing defects including lack of transfer to the substrate or reduced print quality from excessive pressure.
• the coatings fail upon drawing either due to lack of coverage, adhesion failure, or fracturing due to lack of flow.
• Stress fractures developed during the drawing process can be visualized using a thermal treatment post draw, which will cause defects known as powdering, flaking, or any kind of surface roughness defect to worsen. Defects of this kind will prevent the uniform decoration of these metal substrates post drawing, which will render the articles unsaleable in most industries.
• the thin film, zero VOC radiation curable coating can additionally be applied to a solvent based or water based thermoplastic coating as an overprint varnish to protect any ink or coating decorations that have been applied prior to drawing from both mechanical abrasion as well as provide resistance to solvation by a solvent.
• the compositions described herein are substantially free of VOCs.
• the term“substantially free” means less than 5%, alternatively less than 3%, alternatively less than 2%, alternatively less than 1%, alternatively less than 0.5%, alternatively less than 0.25%, alternatively less than 0.1%, alternatively less than 0.05%, alternatively less than 0.01%, alternatively less than 0.001%, and/or alternatively free of.
• “free of’ means 0%.
• a typical chemical composition for this radiation curable formulation includes at least one flexible cycloaliphatic epoxide crosslinked with a vinyl ether as an
• Interpenetrating polymer network IPN
• Acrylate functionality can be introduced into the IPN in the form of high elongation urethane acrylates like Sartomer CN9071 and CN966J75, as well as in the form of isobomyl acrylate. Both can be utilized to increase elongation of the film as well as increase the film weight, with curing energy levels of greater than 200mJ/cm 2 .
• Caprolactone or polycarbonate diols like Capa 2050, Placcel 205U, Placcel 220N, Placcel 220 EC, or CD220PL can also enhance elongation, flexibility, and impact resistance of the film. When utilized at levels below 25 percent, these components improve certain properties of the IPN due to their ability to act as a chain transfer agent, and in particular polycarbonate diols can be used to dramatically improve solvent resistance.
• hydroxyl functional monomers and/or caprolactones there is between 10-30% hydroxyl functional monomers and/or caprolactones. These hydroxy functional groups can be further crosslinked using a thermally cured blocked isocyanate.
• a coating is applied to a metal substrate using a coil or a flat sheet coater.
• FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary system for applying a coating described herein, e.g., a UV- cured composition, to a metal substrate 20 that is staged in coil form at the feed to the coil coater process 24, according to one embodiment.
• the metal substrate 20 is staged in coil form at the feed to the coil coater process 24.
• the metal substrate 20 is unwound at an uncoiler 26 and passed to an entrance accumulator 28 to ensure consistent feed into the coating process train.
• the uncoiled metal substrate 20 is then passed to a pre-treatment station 30, where the metal's surface is cleaned, possibly treated to increase its surface energy, and possibly coated with a tie-coating, such as a size or base coat.
• the coil coater 24 includes a prime coater station 34 that applies the main color or functional coating to the metal substrate.
• the color or functional coating on the metal substrate is then cured in a curing oven 36.
• a top coat such as a protective over-varnish is applied to the metal substrate, and is cured in a finish oven 40.
• the substrate then might enter a water quench station 42 to quickly cool the coated metal, before entering an exit accumulator 44 that allows for continually re-coiling the coated metal at the proper tension and rewind speed.
• the conveyor transfers the metal sheet to a base coater 58 operation, where the metal sheet 50 is fed between the application roller 54 and the pressure roller 56.
• a coating tray 60 transfers coating material to the application roller 54 using a series of rollers 62, and the application roller applies the coating to each metal sheet as it passes.
• the metal sheet 50 is sent into a wicket oven 64 that includes wickets 66 that hold and convey individual metal sheets through the oven at a specified rate.
• the coated metal sheets are heated, dried, and cooled in the wicket oven 64 at specified temperatures and are then transferred to a sheet or plate stacker 68.
• FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate exemplary systems for applying inks to a metal sheet using a sheet-fed offset lithography printer.
• FIG. 4A depicts a system in which metal sheets 70 may be stored in a sheet or plate feeder 72.
• FIG. 4B depicts a system in which metal sheets 100 are fed into an offset printing assembly between an impression cylinder 102 on one side and an offset cylinder 104 on the opposite side of the metal sheet 100.
• offset printing consists of an inked image being transferred from a plate to a blanket and then transferred to the metal's printing surface.
• These systems may be used with a lithographic process, employing a hydrophobic ink, including ultraviolet curable inks, and water-based fountain solution applied to an image carrier.
• the ink is applied to the image carrier via rollers along with a fountain solution.
• the non-printing area of the image carrier attracts the fountain solution that repels the ink keeping the non printing areas ink-free.
• Inks may be applied to the surface of cured coatings to add solid color or decorative elements to the metal. These inks can then be cured and protected by over coating with a clear over-varnish coating.
• metal sheets 70 may be stored in a sheet or plate feeder 72. From the sheet feeder 72, each metal sheet 70 is fed to a conveyor (not shown) and then to a lithograph coater 73. There may be a blanket cylinder 74 on one side of the conveyor and a pressure roller 76 on the opposite side of the conveyor at the lithograph coater 73. Ink applicators 77 transfer ink through a series of rollers to the blanket cylinder 74. As shown in FIG. 4A, the conveyor transfers the metal sheet to the lithograph coater 73, where the metal sheet 70 moves between the blanket cylinder 74 and the pressure roller 76, and the blanket cylinder 74 applies the coating to each metal sheet as it passes by on the conveyor.
• the metal sheet 50 may be sent to an over-varnish coater 78 that includes an application roller 80 and a pressure roller 82 on opposite sides of the conveyor.
• a varnish tray 84 storing over-varnish is applied to the application roller 80 through a series of rollers 86, and the over-varnish is then applied to the metal sheets by way of the application roller 80.
• the coated metal sheets are then sent to a wicket oven 88 that includes wickets 90 that that hold individual metal sheets. The coated metal sheets are dried in the wicket oven 88 and then transferred to a sheet or plate stacker 92.
• metal sheets 100 are fed into an offset printing assembly between an impression cylinder 102 on one side and an offset cylinder 104 on the opposite side of the metal sheet 100. Additional rollers 106 may also be used to help feed the metal sheet through the printing assembly.
• Ink applicators 108 transfer ink through a series of rollers to a plate cylinder 110 as shown in FIG. 4B.
• a water tray 112 storing water (or composition including water) is applied to the plate cylinder 110 through a series of rollers 114. From the plate cylinder 110, the ink is transferred to the offset cylinder 104.
• the offset cylinder 104 applies the ink coating to the metal sheet 100 as it passes through the offset printing assembly.
• the metal sheet including the inked image may be sent to an over-varnish coater, and may then be sent to an oven for curing.
• FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary coating layer build thin film UV curable coating, in which a thin film UV coating is applied directly on aluminum, followed by an ink or decorative coating and another thin film UV coating, according to one embodiment.
• a thin film UV coating is applied directly on aluminum, followed by an ink or decorative coating and another thin film UV coating.
• an article comprising: a cured polymeric film having a first reaction product of a cationic photoinitiator and a compound suitable for cationic polymerization, and a second reaction product of a free-radical photoinitiator and a compound suitable for free-radical polymerization; and a metal substrate, wherein the cured polymeric film coats the metal substrate.
• the cured polymeric film is substantially free of a volatile organic compound. In some embodiments, the cured polymeric film has an average thickness derived from an anilox volume between 2-12 bcm.
• the compound suitable for cationic polymerization is a multifunctional epoxide. In some embodiments, the multifunctional epoxide is a cycloaliphatic epoxide. In some
• the cycloaliphatic epoxide is bis (3,4- epoxycyclohexylmethyl) adipate. In some embodiments, the cycloaliphatic epoxide is incorporated into the first reaction product in an amount from 30% to 60% by weight based on the total weight of the polymeric film. In some embodiments, the compound suitable for free-radical polymerization is a vinyl ether.
• the vinyl ether is incorporated into the second reaction product in an amount from 5 percent to 30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the polymeric film.
• the vinyl ether is selected from 4-hydroxybutyl vinyl ether and triethyleneglycol divinyl ether.
• the polymeric film comprises an interpenetrating network or semi-interpenetrating network.
• the first reaction product and second reaction product are crosslinked.
• the polymeric film further comprises a third reaction product comprising a free-radical photoinitiator and a second compound suitable for free-radical polymerization, and optionally an oligomer.
• the second compound suitable for free-radical polymerization is isobornyl acrylate or ethoxylated (9) trimethylol propane triacrylate and optionally the oligomer is selected from the group consisting of Sartomer CN9071 and CN966J75.
• the polymeric film further comprises a fourth reaction product of a cationic photoinitiator, a compound suitable for cationic polymerization, and a polycarbonate diol or caprolactone diol.
• the caprolactone diol or polycarbonate diol is incorporated into the fourth reaction product in an amount less than 25 percent by weight based on the total weight of the polymeric film.
• the article is in the form of a sheet. In some embodiments, the article is in the form of a coil. In some embodiments, the article is in the form of a screw-cap. In some embodiments, the article further comprises an ink coated on the surface of the metal or polymeric film. In some embodiments, the ink comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of a pigment, a filler such as bentonite, organoclays, and other additives designed for rheology control. In some embodiments, the ink directly contacts the metal. In some embodiments, the ink contacts the polymeric film and does not contact the metal. In some embodiments, the ink is coated by the polymeric film.
• the ink is coated by an over-varnish.
• the cured polymeric film has an elongation of greater than 300%.
• the cured polymeric film has a solvent resistance of greater than 25 solvent mbs or greater than 50 solvent mbs.
• the cured polymeric film has complete scuff and mar resistance when subjected to 500 mbs.
• a method comprising: curing a composition having a cationic photoinitiator and a monomer, a free-radical photoinitiator, a monomer and/or oligomer suitable for free -radical polymerization with ultraviolet radiation forming a UV-cured composition; curing with a thermal cure initiator onto a metal substrate; and thermally activating the thermal cure initiator in the UV-cured composition to finalize the forming of the polymeric film.
• the method further comprises subjecting the article to deep drawing.
• the method further comprises decorating the polymeric film with an ink.
• the thermal curing agent is a blocked isocyanate.
• a method comprising: curing an ink composition having a cationic photoinitiator and a monomer, and a free -radical photoinitiator and a monomer and/or oligomer suitable for free -radical polymerization with ultraviolet radiation forming a UV-cured composition; curing with a thermal cure initiator onto a metal substrate forming an ink-printed metal substrate; coating the ink-printed metal substrate with the UV-cured composition; and thermally activating the thermal cure initiator in the UV-cured composition to form the polymeric film.
• the thermal curing agent is a blocked isocyanate.
• the method further comprises subjecting the article to deep drawing.
• the method further comprises printing the polymeric film coated metal with an ink.
• the invention encompasses all variations, combinations, and permutations in which one or more limitations, elements, clauses, and descriptive terms from one or more of the listed claims is introduced into another claim.
• any claim that is dependent on another claim can be modified to include one or more limitations found in any other claim that is dependent on the same base claim.
• elements are presented as lists, e.g., in Markush group format, each subgroup of the elements is also disclosed, and any element(s) can be removed from the group. It should it be understood that, in general, where the invention, or aspects of the invention, is/are referred to as comprising particular elements and/or features, certain embodiments of the invention or aspects of the invention consist, or consist essentially of, such elements and/or features.

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